Atlas of Focal Structral Defects Atlas for Clinical Densitometry Shool of Medicine and Public Health

Osteoarthritis, Case 15

T
scores

Area
(cm2)

BMC
(g)

BMD
(g/cm2)

0.3

17.9

21.4

1.195

0.3

19.0

24.4

1.282

0.5

19.2

25.0

1.304

1.4

21.0

29.5

1.406

 

 

 

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Consensus exclusions

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Comments: All vertebrae contain focal structural anomalies and are therefore excluded. Aortic calcification is evident on lumbar spine radiographs. The femoral neck T-score (-2.6) confirms a diagnosis of osteoporosis.

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